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The İzmit Bay Temporary Suspension Bridge is formed from main span is 1.550 m, and each of side
span length is 556 m and the length is total 2.682 m. With the North and south crossing spans the
total length of the bridge is 2.907 m the width of deck is 35, 93 m, the height of deck is 4,75 m and
the bridge consists of 6 lanes, three lanes of traffic in each direction with a width of 3,65 m.
There is total 75.000 tone steel production consists of 55.000 tone structural steel in the construction
of the Suspension Bridge, 20.000 ton cables & suspension cables.

BRIDGE LENGTH FROM TOWER TO TOWER 1550 m

SUSPENTION BODY LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE 2682 m
WIDTH OF THE BRIDGE 35.930 m
252.000 m

HEIGHT OF NORTH ABUTMENT 53.700 m

HEIGHT OF SOUTH ABUTMENT 52.200 m
DIAMETER OF SUSPENSION CABLE 105, 103, 180 mm
Gebze - Orhangazi - İzmir NUMBER OF SUSPENSION CABLE 105 + 105 = 210

781 mm
DIAMETER OF MAIN CABLE (MAIN TENSION)
788 mm
DIAMETER OF MAIN CABLE (MAIN TENSION)
Motorway NUMBER OF STRANDS IN MAIN CABLE 110 ea.
127 ea.
SUSPENSION CABLE WEIGHT
18.750 ton
NUMBER OW WIRE IN STRAND
MAIN CABLE WEIGHT
67 x 54 x 15 m
SIZES OF CAISSONS 740 ton
DEPTH OF SETTLEMENT ON SEA BOTTOM 40.4 m
ANCHORAGE NORTH CONCRETE AMOUNT 36.245 m 3
ANCHORAGE SOUTH CONCRETE AMOUNT 83.770 m 3

CAISSION CONCRETE AMMOUNT OF NORTH TOWER 21.000 m 3
21.000 m 3

NUMBER OF PILES THAT TO BE USED FOR CONRETE 195 ea.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE SEA (NORTH)
NUMBER OF PILES THAT TO BE USED FOR CONRETE 195 ea.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE SEA (SOUTH)
NUMBER OF DECK SEGMENTS 111 Ea.
WEIGHT OF DECK 33.800 ton

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